February 12, 2013

Collection Name: Scott Skinner Collection

Collection Number: 2888

Post Type: Document

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Artist or Author: Yoshitsuna

Creation Year: 1865

Height: 14 inches

Width: 9.5 inches

Summay:

Tako Zukushi, 9 kite pictures by Yoshitsuya, c.1865. Oban (large-format) ukiyo-e (woodblock print) with four ji-dako (letter kites) and five heroic images. Color has faded, but images are highly detailed.

Geographic: Japan

Kite Type: Flat

Materials: Paper

Significance: Art, Cultural, Historical

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